UK PM Boris Johnson once again reaffirmed his faith in the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/from-footballers-to-royalty-english-players-find-support-against-racial-abuse-hurled-at-them-397649">England football</a> team for lifting the country's spirits after horrific online racist&nbsp;abuse targeted&nbsp;England's stars as the team lost in the European Championship match to Italy.

"I say shame on you and I hope you will crawl back under the rock from which you emerged," the British prime minister said after the English team members were subjected to racial abuses by their own fans after the team lost to Italy on penalties in the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/euro-2020-roy-keane-slams-england-for-letting-bukayo-saka-take-crucial-penalty-397607">European Championship</a> finals at Wembley on Sunday.

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England's Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho were targets of racial abuse after they failed to score in the tense penalty shootout to decide the winner.

The police opened an investigation into the incident as Prince William called it "abhorrent behaviour".

"This entire team played like heroes and I'm sure that this is the just the beginning of their achievements," the British prime minister said, adding, "I say bring on Qatar next year and let's also dare to start to hope that together with Ireland our United Kingdom can host the World Cup in 2030."

England coach Gareth Southgate said the online tirade against the players was "unforgivable" as abuse on Instagram and Twitter targeted the three players.

The mural of Marcus Rashford which was part of a street art project hosted in Manchester was defaced by vandals with racist graffiti after the Euro final defeat. Authorities said they quickly moved to cover the vandalised parts.

European football's governing body UEFA said it "strongly condemns the disgusting racist abuse" even as majority of supporters stood with the team lauding England's performance.

(With inputs from Agencies) 
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UK PM Boris Johnson once again reaffirmed his faith in the England football team for lifting the country's spirits after horrific online racist abuse targeted England's stars as the team lost in the European Championship match to Italy.

UK PM Boris Johnson once again reaffirmed his faith in the England football team for lifting the country's spirits after horrific online racist abuse targeted England's stars as the team lost in the European Championship match to Italy. "I say shame on you and I hope you will crawl back under the rock from which you emerged," the British prime minister said after the English team members were subjected to racial abuses by their own fans after the team lost to Italy on penalties in the European Championship finals at Wembley on Sunday. Watch: England's Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho were targets of racial abuse after they failed to score in the tense penalty shootout to decide the winner. The police opened an investigation into the incident as Prince William called it "abhorrent behaviour". "This entire team played like heroes and I'm sure that this is the just the beginning of their achievements," the British prime minister said, adding, "I say bring on Qatar next year and let's also dare to start to hope that together with Ireland our United Kingdom can host the World Cup in 2030." England coach Gareth Southgate said the online tirade against the players was "unforgivable" as abuse on Instagram and Twitter targeted the three players. The mural of Marcus Rashford which was part of a street art project hosted in Manchester was defaced by vandals with racist graffiti after the Euro final defeat. Authorities said they quickly moved to cover the vandalised parts. European football's governing body UEFA said it "strongly condemns the disgusting racist abuse" even as majority of supporters stood with the team lauding England's performance. (With inputs from Agencies)

I hope you crawl back under the rock, UK PM Johnson condemns racial abuse of England football stars

&nbsp;Indian-origin economist, author and peer Lord Meghnad Desai has resigned as a member of the UK's Opposition Labour Party over its failure to effectively tackle antisemitic racism within its ranks.

The 80-year-old peer said he has only ever been a Labour Party supporter but was forced to take the decision to cancel his membership on Thursday after 49 years after former party leader Jeremy Corbyn was readmitted after just 19 days of suspension despite findings of "unlawful acts" by the country's human rights watchdog.

"It was a very peculiar decision to allow him back without any apology. He has been refused the party whip in the House of Commons for a few months, but that is a very lame response to a very big crisis,"&nbsp;Lord Desai said.

"I have been very uncomfortable and slightly ashamed that the party has been injected with this sort of racism. Jewish MPs were abused openly, and female members were trolled. It is out and out racism,"&nbsp;he said.

The Labour Party has been plagued by allegations of antisemitism over the years, with its disastrous electoral defeat in the December 2019 election also linked to the crisis.

Sir Keir Starmer took over as the new party leader this year with the promise of ridding the party of the scourge and had taken the step to suspend Corbyn last month after he seemed to downplay the very critical findings of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The watchdog had found that Labour had broken the law in its failure to handle antisemitism, or anti-Jewish, complaints and there were "serious failings" by its leadership at the time.

"I don't see things really changing in the foreseeable future and have to ultimately live with my conscience. I can't go on being in an antisemitic party,"&nbsp;said Desai, even as he stressed that he has no plans of joining any other political party.

He has sent in his resignation letter to the Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords, Baroness Angela Smith, and despite many appeals for him to reconsider, he will now sit as an independent peer while his application to be part of the Crossbench group of the UK Parliament's Upper House is underway.

Indian-origin economist, author and peer Lord Meghnad Desai has resigned as a member of the UK's Opposition Labour Party over its failure to effectively tackle antisemitic racism within its ranks.

Indian-origin economist, author and peer Lord Meghnad Desai has resigned as a member of the UK's Opposition Labour Party over its failure to effectively tackle antisemitic racism within its ranks. The 80-year-old peer said he has only ever been a Labour Party supporter but was forced to take the decision to cancel his membership on Thursday after 49 years after former party leader Jeremy Corbyn was readmitted after just 19 days of suspension despite findings of "unlawful acts" by the country's human rights watchdog. "It was a very peculiar decision to allow him back without any apology. He has been refused the party whip in the House of Commons for a few months, but that is a very lame response to a very big crisis," Lord Desai said. "I have been very uncomfortable and slightly ashamed that the party has been injected with this sort of racism. Jewish MPs were abused openly, and female members were trolled. It is out and out racism," he said. The Labour Party has been plagued by allegations of antisemitism over the years, with its disastrous electoral defeat in the December 2019 election also linked to the crisis. Sir Keir Starmer took over as the new party leader this year with the promise of ridding the party of the scourge and had taken the step to suspend Corbyn last month after he seemed to downplay the very critical findings of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The watchdog had found that Labour had broken the law in its failure to handle antisemitism, or anti-Jewish, complaints and there were "serious failings" by its leadership at the time. "I don't see things really changing in the foreseeable future and have to ultimately live with my conscience. I can't go on being in an antisemitic party," said Desai, even as he stressed that he has no plans of joining any other political party. He has sent in his resignation letter to the Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords, Baroness Angela Smith, and despite many appeals for him to reconsider, he will now sit as an independent peer while his application to be part of the Crossbench group of the UK Parliament's Upper House is underway.

Indian-origin peer Lord Meghnad Desai resigns from Labour Party over racism

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I hope you crawl back under the rock, UK PM Johnson condemns racial abuse of England football stars

Indian-origin peer Lord Meghnad Desai resigns from Labour Party over racism